Collombatti vs Frederickton

In both, the large majority of households own their home and the large majority of homes are detached houses. Houses cost more in Collombatti: a median of $895,000, against $535,000 in Frederickton. On these figures, Frederickton tends to suit people living alone, older residents, and buyers on a tighter budget.

Which one suits you?

There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.

Families with school-age kids

Frederickton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more childcare (4 vs 0)

Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.

First-home buyers

Frederickton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has cheaper houses ($535,000 vs $895,000)

Weighs house prices and mortgage stress.

Renters

Frederickton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has a bigger rental market to choose from (24% vs 7%)

Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.

Commuting to the city

Frederickton

ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here

  • has a shorter drive in (285 min vs 294 min)
  • sits closer to the CBD (431.5 km vs 441.8 km)

Weighs distance, drive time, and walkability.

Downsizers and retirees

Frederickton

ahead on the one thing that separates them

  • has more residents already 65 and over (33% vs 23%)

Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.

Investors

Too close to call

Nothing among the 1 things we measure here separates them by enough to be worth acting on.

Weighs population growth.

Where they sit

Collombatti and Frederickton drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.

Collombatti Frederickton
Hides rows where both suburbs match

Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.

Side by side, out of 100

Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.

Collombatti Frederickton
Walkability 6 / 10
Collombatti — Walkability: 6/100 Frederickton — Walkability: 10/100
Safety 27 / 25
Collombatti — Safety: 27/100 Frederickton — Safety: 25/100
Low fire risk 19 / 66
Collombatti — Low fire risk: 19/100 Frederickton — Low fire risk: 66/100

Demographics

Frederickton has more residents (1,452 vs 681); Collombatti has higher household incomes ($67,288 vs $57,928).

Collombatti Frederickton
Population 681 1,452
+113% vs other
Population trend (2016 → 2021) +5.3% +4.4%
Median age 49
same for both
Median household income $67,288/yr
+14% vs other
 $57,928/yr
Median weekly rent $338/wk
+2% vs other
 $330/wk

Age profile

Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.

Collombatti Frederickton
0-4 5.3% / 5.2%
Collombatti — 0-4: 5.3% Frederickton — 0-4: 5.2%
5-14 11.0% / 11.3%
Collombatti — 5-14: 11.0% Frederickton — 5-14: 11.3%
15-19 5.3% / 5.9%
Collombatti — 15-19: 5.3% Frederickton — 15-19: 5.9%
20-24 4.6% / 5.2%
Collombatti — 20-24: 4.6% Frederickton — 20-24: 5.2%
25-34 7.6% / 9.7%
Collombatti — 25-34: 7.6% Frederickton — 25-34: 9.7%
35-44 9.4% / 7.8%
Collombatti — 35-44: 9.4% Frederickton — 35-44: 7.8%
45-54 12.8% / 10.8%
Collombatti — 45-54: 12.8% Frederickton — 45-54: 10.8%
55-64 18.6% / 11.8%
Collombatti — 55-64: 18.6% Frederickton — 55-64: 11.8%
65-74 15.6% / 14.9%
Collombatti — 65-74: 15.6% Frederickton — 65-74: 14.9%
75-84 6.0% / 9.7%
Collombatti — 75-84: 6.0% Frederickton — 75-84: 9.7%
85+ 1.3% / 8.2%
Collombatti — 85+: 1.3% Frederickton — 85+: 8.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (18.6%).

Who lives together

Household composition, 2021 Census.

Collombatti 37.3% couple families
Collombatti — Couple Families: 37.3% Collombatti — Lone Person: 28.0% Collombatti — One Parent Families: 22.7% Collombatti — Group Household: 7.3% Collombatti — Other Families: 4.7%
Frederickton 30.8% couple families
Frederickton — Couple Families: 30.8% Frederickton — Lone Person: 39.2% Frederickton — One Parent Families: 24.6% Frederickton — Group Household: 2.8% Frederickton — Other Families: 2.5%
Couple Families Lone Person One Parent Families Group Household Other Families

Who owns and who rents

Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.

Collombatti 7.4% renting
Collombatti — Owned Outright: 55.3% Collombatti — Mortgage: 37.2% Collombatti — Renting: 7.4%
Frederickton 24.2% renting
Frederickton — Owned Outright: 43.1% Frederickton — Mortgage: 32.7% Frederickton — Renting: 24.2%
Owned outright Mortgage Renting

Qualifications

Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.

Collombatti Frederickton
Certificate III & IV 23.2% / 19.4%
Collombatti — Certificate III & IV: 23.2% Frederickton — Certificate III & IV: 19.4%
Advanced Diploma / Diploma 7.2% / 5.4%
Collombatti — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 7.2% Frederickton — Advanced Diploma / Diploma: 5.4%
Bachelor Degree 4.4% / 3.6%
Collombatti — Bachelor Degree: 4.4% Frederickton — Bachelor Degree: 3.6%
Postgraduate Degree 1.6% / 1.2%
Collombatti — Postgraduate Degree: 1.6% Frederickton — Postgraduate Degree: 1.2%
Graduate Diploma / Certificate 0.4% / 1.2%
Collombatti — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 0.4% Frederickton — Graduate Diploma / Certificate: 1.2%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (23.2%).

Where residents were born

Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.

Collombatti Frederickton
England 2.2% / 2.3%
Collombatti — England: 2.2% Frederickton — England: 2.3%
New Zealand 0.7% / 0.6%
Collombatti — New Zealand: 0.7% Frederickton — New Zealand: 0.6%
Netherlands 1.2% / —
Collombatti — Netherlands: 1.2% Frederickton — Netherlands: not among its largest
India — / 1.1%
Collombatti — India: not among its largest Frederickton — India: 1.1%
France 0.9% / —
Collombatti — France: 0.9% Frederickton — France: not among its largest
Germany 0.6% / 0.3%
Collombatti — Germany: 0.6% Frederickton — Germany: 0.3%
Scotland — / 0.4%
Collombatti — Scotland: not among its largest Frederickton — Scotland: 0.4%
Brazil — / 0.4%
Collombatti — Brazil: not among its largest Frederickton — Brazil: 0.4%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (2.3%).

What people live in

Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.

Collombatti 98.7% houses
Collombatti — Houses: 98.7% Collombatti — Flats / Apartments: 1.3% Collombatti — Townhouses: 0.0%
Frederickton 94.2% houses
Frederickton — Houses: 94.2% Frederickton — Flats / Apartments: 3.3% Frederickton — Townhouses: 2.5%
Houses Flats / Apartments Townhouses

Property market

Collombatti Frederickton
Median house price $895,000 $535,000
Median unit price —
same for both
Median land price —
same for both
Typical days to sell (houses) 86 days
from 4 sales
 83 days
from 21 sales

Zoning mix

Collombatti has more rural and farming land (94% vs 83%).

Collombatti Frederickton
Rural and farming 94% 83%
Residential 0% 11%
Environmental 5% 2%
Infrastructure and transport 1% 3%
Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09.

Development activity

Collombatti Frederickton
New dwellings approved 144
across Kempsey
same for both
Approvals change year on year +380%
same for both

Ranking within NSW

Collombatti Frederickton
House price Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Income Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 18% of NSW
Schools —
same for both
Walkability Higher than 50% of NSW Higher than 55% of NSW
Affordability Higher than 56% of NSW Higher than 68% of NSW
EV adoption Higher than 7% of NSW
same for both
NBN connectivity Higher than 30% of NSW Higher than 64% of NSW

Liveability

Frederickton scores higher overall (19 vs 13).

Collombatti Frederickton
Grade D
same for both
Score 13/100 19/100
Socio-economic band below-average income
decile 2/10
 high-need area
decile 1/10

Risk profile

Collombatti carries more bushfire risk (81 vs 34).

Collombatti Frederickton
Bushfire High
81/100
 Low
34/100
Crime High
73/100
 High
75/100
Flood Not mapped
no mapped data here
same for both
Coastal erosion None
0/100
same for both
Aircraft noise None
0/100
same for both
Industrial facilities nearby 0
within 5 km
same for both

Schools

Collombatti Frederickton
Inside the suburb 0 1
Rated above peers 0
same for both
Rated at peers 0
same for both
Rated below peers 0 1

Schools in Collombatti

No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.

Schools in Frederickton

  • Frederickton Public School Government · Primary below peers

Amenities in the suburb

Collombatti Frederickton
Cafes & restaurants 0 2
Childcare 0 4
Waterways 12 3

Mobility

Collombatti sits further from the CBD (441.8 km vs 431.5 km).

Collombatti Frederickton
Walkability score 6/100 10/100
Distance to Sydney 441.8 km
+2% vs other
 431.5 km
Drive time (normal traffic) 294 min 285 min
Electric vehicle share 0.1%
postcode 2440
same for both
Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings 53
postcode 2440
same for both

How people get to work

Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.

Collombatti Frederickton
Car (driver) 81.9% / 86.0%
Collombatti — Car (driver): 81.9% Frederickton — Car (driver): 86.0%
Worked from Home 11.0% / 6.9%
Collombatti — Worked from Home: 11.0% Frederickton — Worked from Home: 6.9%
Car (passenger) 3.5% / 5.5%
Collombatti — Car (passenger): 3.5% Frederickton — Car (passenger): 5.5%
Walked Only 3.5% / 0.9%
Collombatti — Walked Only: 3.5% Frederickton — Walked Only: 0.9%
Bus — / 0.7%
Collombatti — Bus: not among its largest Frederickton — Bus: 0.7%

Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (86.0%).

Setting

Collombatti Frederickton
Elevation 23 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
 6 m
above sea level, at the suburb centre
Distance to the ocean 22.2 km 16.9 km

NBN connectivity

Collombatti Frederickton
Connectivity score 20/100 42/100
Most common technology Satellite (Sky Muster) Fixed wireless
Full-fibre (FTTP) share 0%
249 premises
 17%
671 premises

Council rates

Collombatti Frederickton
Average residential rate $1,447/yr
same for both
Council Kempsey
same for both

Federal electorate

Collombatti Frederickton
Division Cowper
same for both
Member Pat Conaghan
same for both
Party The Nationals
same for both

First Home Owner Grant

Collombatti Frederickton
Grant amount $10,000
same for both
Property price cap $600,000
same for both
Eligibility New
same for both

Tags

Collombatti

Rural

Frederickton

Acreage Affordable Retirees

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